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Show "There Are No Definite Plans Yet, but There Must Be Another Attempt" By LINCOLN ELLSWORTH, Amundsen North Pole Flight, I don't think an airplane will ever be practical for real investigation of the polar lands, because of the difficulty of landing. A superplane might be developed or an airship. But a good survey from the air could be made. A Zeppelin type of ship would be wonderful, of course, but too expensive. And next time we go we'll have a radio set. That is an abso-' abso-' lute necessity for safety, though we didn't have room for it before. We can make the pole by air and make it easily, I am sure. There are no definite plans yet, but there must be another attempt, and I am sure it will come next summer. I don't believe there is land around the section we were in, though flying geese indicated it to the northwest. The advantage of survey of the pole will not be in exploitation of anything there, but in developing an air route to Europe. That will come in time, I think. |